The General (human trafficker)

Eritrean human trafficker

"The General", Medhanie Yedhego Mered (alt. Medhanie Yehdego Mered), is a human trafficker. In 2015, he was under investigation by Italian and British authorities.[1]

In 2016, Italian authorities announced his arrest.[2] However, witnesses suggested that this was a mistake.[3] In April 2017, investigators in Rome were questioning the validity of the identification.[4]

Allegedly, the person extradited to Italy and held there is instead a minor figure in the smuggling ring, Medhanie Behre, while the real General remains at large.[5][6][7]

## References

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1. ^ "Dirty business of people smuggling: Italian police release wiretaps from trafficking network". Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
2. ^ "People-smuggling 'kingpin' Mered Medhanie extradited to Italy". BBC News. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
3. ^ "Identity of 'smuggler' extradited to Italy questioned | News". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
4. ^ Tondo, Lorenzo; Kingsley, Patrick (19 December 2016). "Italian prosecutors: wrong man may have been arrested in smuggling case | Law". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
5. ^ Tondo, Lorenzo; Mwesigwa, Alon (11 April 2018). "People smuggler who Italians claim to have jailed is living freely in Uganda | Law". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
6. ^ "How Not to Solve the Refugee Crisis". The New Yorker. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
7. ^ "Kafka in Sicily: New Evidence But No End for Refugee in — Refugees Deeply". newsdeeply.com. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

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